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WELCOME TO COCHA CASHU BIOLOGICAL STATION!

The Cocha Cashu Biological Station (CCBS) is a tropical ecology field station located in Manu National Park, in southeastern Peru. Cocha Cashu is unique in that it is situated in a vast region minimally impacted by man, providing critical insights into the biodiversity and processes of a healthy, intact rainforest.

San Diego Zoo Global invites you to discover the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, and join our researchers in their quest to help save endangered species and preserve Peru’s tropical rainforest. Welcome!

"I worked in Cocha Cashu I think in 1998, and most of my experience up until then was within Canada. I had imagined the jungle would be pretty intense, but Cocha Cashu absolutely blew me away. I had the impression that there were 10 ecosystems superimposed, simply more species than I thought were possible -- to leave camp was to have a series of intimate wildlife experiences. Even so, I never knew at the time how closely my experiences from Cocha Cashu would travel along with me. I've since had the chance to work at a few tropical places around the globe and realize how unique the Amazon is for this dense biodiversity. As we watch Amazonia shrink away I think it's great and extremely important that you folks are taking care of that research site!”